Walker julian bond



No. 608,644 Patented Aug. 9, I898.

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LUMBER WAGON.

(Application filed Feb. 1, 1398-) (N0 Model.)

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'W-ALKER JULIAN BOND, OF ATOKA, INDIAN TERRITORY.

LUMBER -WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,644, dated August9, 1898. Application filed February 21, 1898. Serial No. 671,107. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALKER JULIAN Born), a citizen of the United States,residing at Atoka, in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, haveinventeda new and useful Lumber- VVagon, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to lumber-wagons, and has for, its object toprovide such wagonswith improved means-whereby the whole loadof lumbermay be dumped at once. r

With this object in View my invention con-f sists in alun1ber-wagoncomprising front and rears wheels, axles,'and bolsters, anda coupling pole pivotally secured to the front bolster and slidablysecured to the rear bOlSlJGLWhGIG- by when the rear wheels are chockedthe load may be tilted on the rear bolster as a pivot by backing theteam.

My invention further consists in a lumberwagon provided with front andrear wheels, axles, and bolsters, a coupling-pole pivotally secured tothe front bolster and slidably secured to the rear bolster, a framesecured to the front bolster and extending across the wagon to preventthe lumber from being projected too .far over the front bolster, and afriction-roller journaled on the rear bolster, whereby by checking therear wheels and backing the team the load of lumber may be tilted on therear bolster.

My invention further consists in the improved construction, arrangement,and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterwardspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention mostnearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification,

through the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l with a load of lumberthereon, the front part of the lumber being broken away. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l with the load of lumberthereon, the lumber being means of a'pin 22.

and operation,

also shown in dotted lines in its tilted position. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the front cage or frame and bolster. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of the rear bolster and roller, looking at thefront thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of the rear bolsterand roller,

looking at the rear thereof,'the central portion of the hinged bar beingbroken away.

Like numerals of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur inthe variousfigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 10 and 11 indicate the front andrearwheels, mounted, as shown, upon axles 12 and 13, the usual bolsters14 and 15 being mountedupon the front and rear axles, respectively.

16 indicates the coupling-pole, connected to the front axle by theking-bolt l7 andpassed through'a mortise 18in the rear bolster 15.

19 and 20 indicate the front and rearhounds, the rear hounds beingprovided at their front end with a sleeve 21, through .whichthecoupling-polelG freelypasses, said coupling-pole being prevented frombeing drawn forward through the mortise 18 in the rear bolster by Uponthe front bolster is mounted a cage or frame 23, and from the rearbolster bearings 24 project forward in position to receive the pivots ofa roller 25, extending from end to end of the bolster across the wagonand projecting slightly above'the upper surface of the bolster. Across-bar 26 is connected to the rear bolster by means of hinges 27, andin its normal position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, it rests upon theupper surface of the rear bolster, the upper surface of said hinged barbeing slightly higher than the upper surface of the roller 25, Aslide-bolt 28, secured to the rear side of the hinged bar 26,serves whenin its normal position,as shown in Fig. 6, to hold the hinged barin itsnormal position upon the upper surface of the bolster; but when the bolt28 is withdrawn upward the hinged bar 26 will be free to turn on itshinges.

The construction of my invention will be readily understood'from theforegoing description, and its operation maybe described as follows: Inloading the lumber upon the wagon the forward ends are laid upon thefront bolster, projecting into the cage 23,while .near the rear thelumber rests upon the upper surface of the hinged bar 26, which at thistime is in its normal position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 0, with the bolt28 pressed downward. When it is desired to unload the lumber from thewagon, the rear wheels are checked by means of astone or otherobstruction, as at 29, or by a chain around the spokes of the rearwheel, and braces 30 are provided to connect the front bolster 19 withthe coupling-pole 16, so as to prevent the front axle turning on thepole. The team is now backed, which will cause the front wheels to bemoved back; ward, while the rear wheels are stationary, the engagementof the front end of the load of lumber with the frame 23 causing thelumher to be moved backward also. time the bolt 28 has been knockedupward, so that the first motion backward of the lumber while restingupon the top of the hinged bar 26 will cause said hinged bar to betilted upon its hinges and the lumber to rest upon the upper surface ofthe roller 25, by which means it can be more readily forced back wardwith the front axle. As soon as the lumber has been pushed backwardsuflieiently far to bring the center of gravity of the load in the rearof the roller 25 the rear end of the load will drop to the ground, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, when the team can be pulled forward,drawing the wagon out to its full length and then drawing the rearwheels, axles, bolsters,and roller out from under the load, permittingthe forward end to drop upon the ground, so that the whole load isdumped in one operation, thus dispensing with the necessity of unloadingit piece by piece and greatly economizing the time of the driver. Theusual standards 31 and 32 are provided upon the front and rearbolsters,respectively, to prevent the displacement of the load sidewise.

WVhile I have illustrated and described the best means now known to mefor carrying out my invention, I do not wish to be understood asrestricting myself to the exact details of construction shown, but holdthat such slight changes as might suggest themselves to the ordinarymechanic would fall within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

In the meanwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, is

1. In a lumber wagon, comprising the usual front and rear wheels, axlesand bolsters, the combination therewith of a coupling-pole, pivotallyconnected to the front bolster and slidably connected to the rearbolster, a cage, mounted upon the front bolster to receive the forwardend of the load of lumber, and a roller, mounted parallel with the rearbolster upon bearings projecting therefrom and having its upper surfaceslightly higher than the upper surface of the bolster, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination in a lumber-wagon, of the usual front and rearwheels, axles and bolsters, a coupling-pole, pivotally connected to thefront bolster, rear hounds, projecting from the rear axle forward andprovided at their forward meeting ends with a sleeve, through which thecoupling-pole passes, and a pin in the coupling-pole, in the rear of therear bolster, substantially as described.

The combination in a lumber-wagon, of the rear bolster, the rollermounted in bearings thereon, parallel with the bolster and having itsupper surface slightly higher than the upper surface of the bolster, anda crossbar, hinged to the bolster, parallel with the roller and havingits upper surface slightly higher than the upper surface of the roller,substantially as described.

4. The combination in a lumberwagon, of the rear bolster, the rollermounted in bearings thereon, parallel with the bolster and having itsupper surface slightly higher than the upper surface of the bolster, acrossbar, hinged to the bolster, parallel with the roller and having itsupper surface slightly higher than the upper surface of the roller, thenormal position of the cross-bar being upon the top of the bolster, anda vertically-sliding bolt, mounted on the hinged bar and engaging therear surface of the bolster to hold the hinged bar in its normalposition, substantially as described.

WALKER JULIAN BOND.

Witnesses:

J. O. DowNINo, N. T. SrUBBs.

